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Youth Leaders Rewarded for SDG Impact

Wed, Sep 13th 2023, 11:30 AM
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Kevanté Cash, Liam Miller and Wildaphenie Fils-Aíme are recipients of the Sustainable Development Goals Propel Youth Award presented by the Cable Cares Foundation. Presented in partnership with the Bahamas Development Bank (BDB) and United Nations Bahamas Resident Coordinator’s Office (UNRCO), the award will support the impactful social, economic, environmental or civic activity each recipient is involved in.

Kevanté is a literary artist, workshop facilitator and researcher, who sometimes experiments with scratch film. Kevanté uses poetry, art journalism, creative non-fiction and scriptwriting to facilitate creative writing workshops for community organizations through Fostering Love through Community (FLC).

“I believe the work I do via Fostering Love through Community is impactful because it purely serves underserved communities. FLC started as and remains a passion project that aims to bring queer, trans and disabled communities together by designing, coordinating, supporting and facilitating safe spaces through events and adventures, where community members can gather to feel supported and foster love amongst each other,” Kevanté said.

Liam Miller founded and currently serves as the Executive Director of Basic Income Bahamas, a premier not-for-profit think tank that aims to provide a space for the discussion and eventual implementation of universal basic income (UBI) policies in The Bahamas.

Liam said, “the work of Basic Income Bahamas is transformative because of its willingness to collaborate with academia, government and the private sector on the creation of a UBI pilot program targeting the residents of Abaco and Grand Bahama. The UBI pilot program would serve as the first to be conducted in Bahamian history and would be monitored by economists and social scientist researchers to study the impact of a basic income on personal finance and wellbeing.”

Basic Income Bahamas works with the University of The Bahamas' Government and Public Policy Institute to evaluate the impact of a potential basic income for Bahamians based in New Providence and Grand Bahama. This initiative is built off of the study "A Living Wage for The Bahamas: Estimates, Potentials, and Problems" by Lesvie Archer, Olivia Saunders, Bridget Hogg, Vijaya Permual and Brittney Johnson.

Akhepran International Academy senior, Wildaphenie Fils-Aíme, is a founding member of a non-profit organization called Akhepran Ambassadors and played an important part in the school’s application process to become an ECO School. She has demonstrated her leadership skills by collaborating with Fox Hill community leaders, Royal Bahamas Police Force and Royal Bahamas Defense Force officers and Clean Up Bahamas directors to organize the Fox Hill Ocean Blue Holes Clean Up Campaign. In her role as a Climate Change Youth Ambassador, Wildaphenie has also been instrumental in fostering positive change within her school and community.

According to Akhepran International Academy’s Vice Principal, LaQuaya Bethel, “Wildaphenie's innovative and transformative efforts extend beyond individual actions to influencing her peers and policymakers. Her ability to motivate youth through initiatives like the blue hole cleanup and her active engagement with influential figures in climate change action highlights her innovative leadership. Through her work, she has been pivotal in shaping a generation of environmentally-conscious individuals, contributing to a transformative shift towards sustainable practices and environmental preservation.”

The Sustainable Development Goals Propel Youth Award recipients were selected based on their initiative’s alignment with the principles of Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development impact, approach, scalability, replicability, demonstrated leadership and supporting evidence. Nominees had to be between the ages of 16-20 or 21-29 and their work had to relate to Economic Prosperity, Equality and Well-being, Climate Change and National Resource Management or Peace, Safety, Justice and the Rule of Law.

Kevanté Cash, Liam Miller and Wildaphenie Fils-Aíme are recipients of the Sustainable Development Goals Propel Youth Award presented by the Cable Cares Foundation. Presented in partnership with the Bahamas Development Bank (BDB) and United Nations Bahamas Resident Coordinator’s Office (UNRCO), the award will support the impactful social, economic, environmental or civic activity each recipient is involved in.
Kevanté is a literary artist, workshop facilitator and researcher, who sometimes experiments with scratch film. Kevanté uses poetry, art journalism, creative non-fiction and scriptwriting to facilitate creative writing workshops for community organizations through Fostering Love through Community (FLC).
“I believe the work I do via Fostering Love through Community is impactful because it purely serves underserved communities. FLC started as and remains a passion project that aims to bring queer, trans and disabled communities together by designing, coordinating, supporting and facilitating safe spaces through events and adventures, where community members can gather to feel supported and foster love amongst each other,” Kevanté said.
Liam Miller founded and currently serves as the Executive Director of Basic Income Bahamas, a premier not-for-profit think tank that aims to provide a space for the discussion and eventual implementation of universal basic income (UBI) policies in The Bahamas.
Liam said, “the work of Basic Income Bahamas is transformative because of its willingness to collaborate with academia, government and the private sector on the creation of a UBI pilot program targeting the residents of Abaco and Grand Bahama. The UBI pilot program would serve as the first to be conducted in Bahamian history and would be monitored by economists and social scientist researchers to study the impact of a basic income on personal finance and wellbeing.”
Basic Income Bahamas works with the University of The Bahamas' Government and Public Policy Institute to evaluate the impact of a potential basic income for Bahamians based in New Providence and Grand Bahama. This initiative is built off of the study "A Living Wage for The Bahamas: Estimates, Potentials, and Problems" by Lesvie Archer, Olivia Saunders, Bridget Hogg, Vijaya Permual and Brittney Johnson.
Akhepran International Academy senior, Wildaphenie Fils-Aíme, is a founding member of a non-profit organization called Akhepran Ambassadors and played an important part in the school’s application process to become an ECO School. She has demonstrated her leadership skills by collaborating with Fox Hill community leaders, Royal Bahamas Police Force and Royal Bahamas Defense Force officers and Clean Up Bahamas directors to organize the Fox Hill Ocean Blue Holes Clean Up Campaign. In her role as a Climate Change Youth Ambassador, Wildaphenie has also been instrumental in fostering positive change within her school and community.
According to Akhepran International Academy’s Vice Principal, LaQuaya Bethel, “Wildaphenie's innovative and transformative efforts extend beyond individual actions to influencing her peers and policymakers. Her ability to motivate youth through initiatives like the blue hole cleanup and her active engagement with influential figures in climate change action highlights her innovative leadership. Through her work, she has been pivotal in shaping a generation of environmentally-conscious individuals, contributing to a transformative shift towards sustainable practices and environmental preservation.”
The Sustainable Development Goals Propel Youth Award recipients were selected based on their initiative’s alignment with the principles of Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development impact, approach, scalability, replicability, demonstrated leadership and supporting evidence. Nominees had to be between the ages of 16-20 or 21-29 and their work had to relate to Economic Prosperity, Equality and Well-being, Climate Change and National Resource Management or Peace, Safety, Justice and the Rule of Law.

 

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